Airship.



hemes F. G. VOHS. mam. APPLIUATIOH FILED 3111.3, 1911.

1,013,523. Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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AIRSHIP. APPLICATION FILED JAN.3, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2, 1912.

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AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 19111. 1,013,523. Patented Jan.2, 1912.

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air-ships and 'has'for. its object a pair oi planes, one located above the'other, a. phi-- 10 rality 01Ev propellers by which the dBV1Ce raised and driven forwardly and rudders bv. which the'device is guided,"and an "operating mechanism whereby the propellers c'an beindependently orsimultaneously 1.5 operated. Y

A further object of my invention is to] construct an air-ship mounted upon wheels,

a rudder mounted in 'the front and at the rear-of the=wheels and arranged to be tilted 2n sofas to guide the machine upwardly or 'tdownwardly,'and a plurality of propellers for raisingthe device and for propelling the same forwardly-, and means by which all of the operative parts are controlled by the gsfop'erator.

Figure 1 is a central sectional VlGW of my --impro'-vedfair-ship.Figs 2' is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front view. Fig. 4 is a detail .plan View of the'mecha:

a nism= b *which'the rear rudder isoperated..

Fig; 5 1s a detail perspective view of one of the tilting'pla-nes andits operating mechanism. 'Fig. 6 is: a detail sectional view of theend of the topjplane showing the manner '-in-' whichthe same can be curved for. retain- -ingthe air. F-ig. 7 is a detail sectional view 'of'one of tion. y

' -ln the construction oi. mylf-i iiiijrention I oo'pr'ovide *a -suitable body 8 mounted upon.

light iwheels9. On the body 'is' provided a suitable frame work 10 provided with up-v rights 11. At the top of the uprights and extending from side to' side are-'crossbars -12 onwhich aregi -pported journal bearings 13,

in which is'supported a driving-shaft 14.-

On the driving shaft letare located clutches 15 and 16, which are arranged to place the propellers l7 and 18 in and out of operation by the manipulation of the rod 19 operated by the hand-lever 20. The drivingjshaft isalso provided with bevel gears- 21 -whieh mesh with bevel-pinions 22 mounted on vertical shafts 23, which are also provided with clutches 24 and 25. These clutches are manipulatedby the rods 26 (Ebnnected to bell I Speci ficationof Letters Patent.

PatcntedJan. 2519112.

Application filedJanuary $31911. Serial No.: 600,586.

'gr'an'klevers 27 and to the bell cranklevers '18 attached a rod 28 operated by the hand-. -lever29, and by the manipulation of' this mechanism, the clutches 24 and 25 are in and out of operation the horizontal propel1ers"3 0 and"31.

:Therear end of the shaft l4=-isprovided with a-lmuzkle joint 32 to'which is attached propeller 17 is mounted. -The upper and lower bars forming aportionof the frame are also provided with knuckle joints'34 to which is connectedthe rudderframe 35,- and which carries a pair of vertical rudd'ers*36. On the shaft 33 ismounteda"yoke 37"to which rods 38- are attached, said rods connected-to'the vertical rudders in. order to retain the same in vertical-position-and to suitably strengthen the rudders and by means of the knuckle joint connections-and the pivots 39'the rudders and propeller 17 can be operated horizontally to any desired angle by means of the cable connection 40 operated-by the hand wheel' 41, the cable beingso arranged as to operate the rudder together with the propeller in the same direction as "the operation of the wheel. This steering -mechanism is so arranged as to causethe propeller 17 to swing simultane ously with'the rudder thus causing the agitated air caused by the propellerlto guide the ship in its desired direction. The shaft 14 is driven bythe motor-'42.

From the upper-'edgesofi the "side frames ing the length of the""body=(see;Fig. 2) and i-are operated either=-in a;raised" position by'tthe* eables '47-' an passing over the drums ili a'ii'd'fid and co rolled by the hand-wheel 51. Above the apex. and rigidly-secured, is a: horizontal plane- 52;-;the

-s-ai d curved portions being of spring maverted from an entirely horizontal position to that; of a curve as indicated in Figs. 3 and 6, and'the same are held in acurved poi the planes showm itesgqonstruca I I t thrown in 'and'out of gear, thereby placing one end of a short shaft33,gon which: the

that point indicated-by'the numeral 45 are -hingedlysecuredplanes"46;=whieh"areso arranged as be placed-eitherinnhorizontal "or atilted positi'cng the said planes extend ljeweredz ends 'provided with a curved portion'53, the

terial so-as to permit thesame to be con-.

-' "nected 'to'the shaft by a knuckle 'oint, a

' sition by the cable 54 operatingover the drum 55 and operated by the hand-wheel 56.

. The plane at this end being ribbed with spring material will cause the same to assume a horizontal position when the cable 54 is. released. &

Onthe front and rear of the body 8 are located rudders, or elevating lanes 57 and 58, the same being held in e1t er a vertical, horizontal or tilted position by means of the levers 59operated in the segments 60. The

purpose of these planes or ruddersis to direct the movement of the ship in an ascend ing or descendin direction and after the ship has reached its esired height, the planes 57 and 58 can'be lowered so as to assume a vertical position keeping the air beneath the body, at the same time the curved ends 53 of the plane 52 and the tilted planes 46 having a tendency to retain the air and ermit the' machine to float. -When the desired height is reached the horizontal propellers I 4 Having this fully described my invention', whatI claim as newand desire to have secured to me by the grant of'Letters Pat-' ent, is:

4 partments located in t '1. An air-ship comprising a body, come same, wheels supporting the body, a frame work mounted on the body a shaft supported in the' frame;

,work an operated by a motor, a propeller located on'thef front endof the shaft and in v advance of the frame work, a rudder located at the rear ofthe frame work, a pro eller located atftlierear of the rudder an conpair ofhorizontal propellers locate above the frame work, means for 'placin the pro-" pellers m and out of operat on a oriz'ontal plane located on the frame work beneath the horizontal'propellers, a pair of tilting planes supported tothe frame work and means for opslrating the same, 'a pair of elevating P same, substantially as specified. 2. An air ship comprising a plurality of I above the frame work,.,ba1ancin located in advance-and at the rear of. the body. andmeans for operating the wheels, a body composed ofcompartments mounted on the axles thereof, a frame work 'mounted on'the body, a pair of hingedly mounted planes located on each side of the frame work, a horizontal plane mounted above the frame work, a shaft 'ournaled in the frame work, a motor on t e bod'yfor operatin said shaft, apropeller mounted on the s aft and in advance of the frame work, a rudder located in the rear of said frame work, a propeller located in the rear of the rudder,means whereby the rudder and the propeller can be swung'in a horizontal plane, a pair of-lifting propellers mounted above the horizontal plane, means whereby either one of'the propellers maybe put out of action independently,televating planes located atthe front and rear of the body and means for operating the elevating planes and the hingedly mounted planes, substantially as sp'eclfied.

3.- An air ship comprising a. plurality I of wheels, a body composed .of two compartments mounted on the axles thereof, a plat-' form mounted onthe compartments, 9. frame work mounted on said platform, hingedly mounted planes located on eachside of the frame work, a horizontal-plane mounted tips 10- cated on the side edges of the oriz'ontal p1a ne,a shaft -journaled in the frame work, a motor mounted on the'platform for o ratihg" said shaft, the vertical prope er mounted on the shaftand in advance-of the frame work,arudder hingedly connected to the rear of the frame work, apropell'er located on the shaft in the rearof the framework, the

with the pivots of the I means whereby the rudderand the propeller can be swung in a horizontal plane, apalr of horizontal lifting propellers mounted above the horizontal plane, elevatin planes attached to the front and rear of and out ofaction independent of each other, and means for operating the elevat planes, the hingedly mounted planes, 'an

'versal joint located on said shaft. and in ,alineinent hinged connection, 1

I e plat I form,- means for placing the propellers, in

the balancing tips, substantially asspec fied.

In testimony whereof, I- have'signed my.

name to this specification, inpresence of two .subscribing witnesses.

:FRANK G'. voHs; Witnesses: w

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